The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-02-02
THE PARTNER.

Mr.. Thomas Mathers was only ledger
clerk in the banking clerk of Hodgson,
Dunford & Parr, st. Swithin's lane, Lom-
bard street. It was neither very re-
sponsible nor a very lucrative position,
and Tommy (as all his friends called him)
longed, as perhaps fifty thousand young
men in similar situation in London are
longing at this moment, for a chance of
turning his brains to better account than
adding up columns OF figures and copying
entries from one big book into another.
The chance did not come, but Tommy did
mot despair; and there was this difference
between linn and the great majority of
his fellow prisoners of the deslS-he had
the pluck to work away manfully at
whatever he thought might possibly some
day help him to better his position, even
though he could not see exactly how it
was to be done. With this end in view
he got up French, German and Italian,
and he did everything he could to pick
up information rs to the financial circum-
stances of the customers of the bank. He
scraped acquaintance with every clerk
employed by those who had accounts at
the bank, as far as he possibly could, and
picked up in time an idea. more or less
accurate, as to the commercial status of
most of them.
his favorite restaurant when an acqllaint-
ance named Darling came in and sat
down beside him. After little casual
conversation Darling asked him to let
him know of any vacant clerkship he
might hear of.
'.I will, certainly, old fellow" re-
turned Tommy: ..but / hone yon haven't
GOT into n row with Appleton. Erred
ericlI Annlcton WINS DarSnr.s brothcr-in-
law. and he was also the secrctary of the
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Mr.. parkinson. answered the old ron.
tle1nan. as he seized his umbrella and
watldIctl down the passape.
Tommy fek snui,l1.tl. hut he did NOT
mind that much. He had done what he
wanted. brought himself under the pcr-
sonal notice of one of the partners. Ifhe
ha.l given the hint to Parkinson. the head
cashier. Parkinson. not he. would have
lluu uIi the credit for IL. He rptiratl tn
HIS place among the other clerks n little
sore at the rebuff. vet not entirely tlissat-
isfcd.
On his way home Mr.. Hodcson remem-
hercd that tile bank held some shares of
the Mudford Chemical company as se-
curity for the balance of the account of
one of their customers who was deemed
rather slaky. Next morning accord
ingly he called Tommy into his room
and questioned him as to the nature of
his Information.
perhaps you will excuse my entering
into that, SIR, said Tommy, with the ut
most coolncsS.
Afr. Hodgson dismissed Mathers to his
work with dissatisfied grunt and q
wave of his hand, and Immediately set
to work 10 lave the shares of the Mud
ford company exchanged for other Sc
curities.
Tommy. who managed to know most
of what happened Mt the bank, noted the
Slct and rejoIccd.
Within six weeks the shareholders of
the Mudford Chemical company met and
resolved to go into liquidation, and,
though AIr. Hodgson did not think it
Worthwhile to thank the junior clerk for
the information he had given. Tommy
was satisfied. He knew that people do
not forget things which save their
pockets,
IT hauneTIed that soma r11oTffhS after